Tag Archives: Elections

The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday that would require the public to produce a passport or birth certificate in most cases to register to vote, less than a year out from November midterm elections. The 218-213 vote split mostly along party lines, with one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, breaking …

The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, legislation that would impose strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots in federal elections, a move Democrats warn would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. The bill would require Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his call for the federal government to take control of election administration nationwide, openly challenging the Constitution’s delegation of election oversight to the states and reviving concerns about the expansion of presidential power in his second term. Speaking after a bill-signing ceremony in the …

A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked parts of a sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to require federal agencies to assess citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, dealing another setback to the administration’s efforts to reshape election rules. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled …

The Justice Department on Tuesday sued six additional states in its expanding effort to obtain detailed voter registration data, escalating a confrontation with state officials who say the Trump administration is overreaching and endangering voter privacy. The latest lawsuits — filed against Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Vermont and …

Voters in several states will cast ballots Tuesday in a handful of closely watched races that could signal where the political winds are blowing ahead of next year’s midterm elections — from a dramatic three-way fight for New York City mayor to a red-hot governor’s race in New Jersey and …

A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing an executive order that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, ruling that the president overstepped his constitutional authority. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Trump’s directive violated the separation of …

A federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked key portions of former President Donald Trump’s executive order that would have imposed new proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration in federal elections. U.S. District Judge Denise Casper issued the ruling Friday, granting a preliminary injunction sought by attorneys general from 19 states who …

The Trump administration was dealt a rapid succession of legal defeats this week, with federal judges across the country halting multiple executive orders related to immigration enforcement, election integrity, and crackdowns on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in education. The administration is currently facing over 170 lawsuits tied to …

In a sweeping legal challenge, Democratic officials in 19 states have filed a lawsuit to block a new executive order from former President Donald Trump that they say would unconstitutionally rewrite how elections are run in the United States. The lawsuit — filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts …

Jimmy Williams The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic Party of Georgia are urging a judge to block a new Georgia State Election Board rule that mandates hand-counting ballots cast on Election Day. The Democrats argue that the last-minute rule, passed earlier this month, is unlawful and risks creating …

Jimmy Williams Election officials in more than a dozen states, including Colorado, Georgia, and Massachusetts, received suspicious packages on Tuesday, prompting an investigation by the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service. The packages, some of which contained an unknown substance, were mailed during a tense voting season ahead of the …

Barbara Rodriguez, Jennifer Gerson Originally published by The 19th A growing number of states are considering restrictions on guns near voting sites, a move that some lawmakers and voting rights groups hope will better protect not just voters, but election administrators and poll workers, from threats of violence and intimidation …

Ariana Figueroa, Florida Phoenix Republican election officials from Florida, Ohio and Louisiana on Friday detailed to lawmakers on a U.S. House Administration panel the success of their states’ handling of the 2022 midterm elections, and said they can run their own elections without federal intervention. The chair of the Elections …

Stephen Fowler, GPB News The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee passed a version of an elections omnibus bill Tuesday night that might violate federal law and includes a last-minute ban on absentee drop boxes. A Republican majority on the committee approved a substitute to Senate Bill 221 that was only available …